Kanagawa and Kyoto prefectural police last Wednesday arrested five employees affiliated with a restaurant chain that features [underage] female staff members in revealing clothing.
“Of the 16 girls on staff at the time, nine were under the age of 18,” says a local newspaper reporter. “With wages between 1,100 and 1,300 yen an hour, most of these girls work after finishing middle or high school.”
Attired in bikinis that expose their midriffs, the girls perform dance routines to AKB48 tunes and shake their hips as they take food orders.
http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2012/0...on-sexy-izakaya-chain-over-unsafe-employment/
“After these girls get off work, they’ll attract stalkers,” says lawyer Toshi Okabayashi, who specializes in crime-related matters. “Since this type of employment could also develop into a hotbed for prostitution, the police cannot overlook these places.”
The lawyer adds that these recent arrests are intended to set an example.
“They want to put the brakes on the escalating war to employ middle- and high-school girls,” Okabayashi says. “Currently, undercover investigations are ongoing.”
“Of the 16 girls on staff at the time, nine were under the age of 18,” says a local newspaper reporter. “With wages between 1,100 and 1,300 yen an hour, most of these girls work after finishing middle or high school.”
Attired in bikinis that expose their midriffs, the girls perform dance routines to AKB48 tunes and shake their hips as they take food orders.
http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2012/0...on-sexy-izakaya-chain-over-unsafe-employment/
“After these girls get off work, they’ll attract stalkers,” says lawyer Toshi Okabayashi, who specializes in crime-related matters. “Since this type of employment could also develop into a hotbed for prostitution, the police cannot overlook these places.”
The lawyer adds that these recent arrests are intended to set an example.
“They want to put the brakes on the escalating war to employ middle- and high-school girls,” Okabayashi says. “Currently, undercover investigations are ongoing.”